Season 1961-1962

Results

Football League Division Three

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
1 19 AUG Portsmouth (Home) Portsmouth (H) L1 - 3 A. Brown (o.g.) 16,153
2 21 AUG Coventry City (Away) Coventry City (A) L1 - 2 R. Hunt 13,755
3 26 AUG Crystal Palace (Away) Crystal Palace (A) L1 - 3 J. Trollope 24,184
4 29 AUG Coventry City (Home) Coventry City (H) D3 - 3 M. Summerbee, D. Corbett, R. Hunt 10,563
5 02 SEP Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Home) Bournemouth (H) D1 - 1 R. Hunt 9,815
6 04 SEP Queens Park Rangers (Away) Q.P.R. (A) L1 - 6 K. Rutter (o.g.) 10,112
7 09 SEP Watford (Away) Watford (A) L0 - 2 - 11,284
8 16 SEP Hull City (Home) Hull City (H) D1 - 1 R. Hunt 9,252
9 19 SEP Barnsley (Home) Barnsley (H) D1 - 1 R. Hunt 9,858
10 23 SEP Northampton Town (Away) Northampton Town (A) W2 - 1 E. Hunt, R. Hunt 9,263
11 27 SEP Barnsley (Away) Barnsley (A) L2 - 6 R. Hunt 2 3,487
12 30 SEP Lincoln City (Home) Lincoln City (H) W4 - 0 C. Jackson, E. Hunt 2, R. Hunt 9,593
13 03 OCT Grimsby Town (Home) Grimsby Town (H) D0 - 0 - 11,303
14 07 OCT Brentford (Away) Brentford (A) L0 - 1 - 7,500
15 10 OCT Grimsby Town (Away) Grimsby Town (A) W1 - 0 R. Hunt 8,930
16 13 OCT Reading (Home) Reading (H) W4 - 1 R. Hunt, E. Hunt, A. Darcy 2 17,301
17 17 OCT Queens Park Rangers (Home) Q.P.R. (H) D0 - 0 - 11,314
18 21 OCT Bristol City (Away) Bristol City (A) L3 - 5 E. Hunt 2 (1 pen), K. McPherson 12,893
19 28 OCT Bradford (Park Avenue) (Home) Bradford (PA) (H) W3 - 2 R. Hunt 2, K. McPherson 9,400
20 11 NOV Shrewsbury Town (Home) Shrewsbury Town (H) L1 - 2 J. Smith 7,025
21 18 NOV Peterborough United (Away) Peterborough United (A) L2 - 3 P. Chamberlain, E. Hunt pen. 12,059
22 02 DEC Newport County (Away) Newport County (A) D2 - 2 C. Jackson, B. Atkins 4,506
23 09 DEC Southend United (Home) Southend United (H) D0 - 0 - 6,634
24 16 DEC Portsmouth (Away) Portsmouth (A) D2 - 2 E. Hunt, B. Atkins 13,990
25 23 DEC Crystal Palace (Home) Crystal Palace (H) W5 - 0 J. Smith 2, B. Atkins 2, E. Hunt 7,707
26 13 JAN Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic (Away) Bournemouth (A) D0 - 0 - 9,113
27 20 JAN Watford (Home) Watford (H) W3 - 1 J. Smith 2, E. Weaver 7,688
28 03 FEB Hull City (Away) Hull City (A) W1 - 0 J. Smith 3,729
29 10 FEB Northampton Town (Home) Northampton Town (H) D2 - 2 B. Atkins, J. Smith 8,985
30 16 FEB Lincoln City (Away) Lincoln City (A) D2 - 2 E. Hunt, B. Atkins 5,442
31 23 FEB Brentford (Home) Brentford (H) W5 - 2 J. Smith 2, E. Hunt 2, B. Atkins 7,089
32 02 MAR Reading (Away) Reading (A) D1 - 1 E. Hunt 14,155
33 10 MAR Bristol City (Home) Bristol City (H) L0 - 4 - 12,936
34 17 MAR Bradford (Park Avenue) (Away) Bradford (PA) (A) D2 - 2 J. Smith, A. Darcy 8,184
35 19 MAR Halifax Town (Away) Halifax Town (A) L0 - 2 - 3,999
36 23 MAR Notts County (Home) Notts County (H) W1 - 0 M. Summerbee 7,477
37 30 MAR Shrewsbury Town (Away) Shrewsbury Town (A) W3 - 1 B. Atkins 2, J. Smith 6,330
38 07 APR Peterborough United (Home) Peterborough United (H) W3 - 2 M. Summerbee, B. Atkins, E. Hunt 8,835
39 12 APR Notts County (Away) Notts County (A) W1 - 0 E. Hunt 5,369
40 14 APR Port Vale (Away) Port Vale (A) D1 - 1 B. Atkins 4,770
41 16 APR Halifax Town (Home) Halifax Town (H) W6 - 0 B. Woodruff, J. Smith, A. Darcy 2, E. Hunt 2 (1 pen) 6,973
42 20 APR Torquay United (Home) Torquay United (H) L0 - 1 - 11,795
43 21 APR Newport County (Home) Newport County (H) W3 - 0 E. Hunt, J. Smith, M. Summerbee 7,881
44 23 APR Torquay United (Away) Torquay United (A) L0 - 3 - 4,511
45 28 APR Southend United (Away) Southend United (A) W2 - 0 C. Jackson 2 5,764
46 30 APR Port Vale (Home) Port Vale (H) W1 - 0 C. Jackson 7,331

Football Association Challenge Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 04 NOV Kettering Town (Home) Kettering Town (H) D2 - 2 K. McPherson, R. Hunt 12,577
1R 08 NOV Kettering Town (Away) Kettering Town (A) L0 - 3 - 8,338

Football League Cup

# Date Opponent Score Scorers Att.
COMPETITION PROPER
FIRST ROUND
1 13 SEP Birmingham City (Away) Birmingham (A) D1 - 1 J. Smith 11,584
1R 25 SEP Birmingham City (Home) Birmingham (H) W2 - 0 K. Morgan, R. Hunt 13,063
SECOND ROUND
2 05 OCT Preston North End (Away) Preston North End (A) L1 - 3 J. Smith 8,136